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- cross-posted to:
- privacy
- grapheneos
- privacy
I run this on my Pixel 4, goodbye Google rubbish :D
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The main obstacle I see in all those private OS is that they usually support only a small number of highly-priced devices. So you either have money to spend and migrate to a private OS or you’re stuck with google.
I like the project. I used it when it was called CopperheadOS. However, looking at the supported phones I can’t help but feel a little angry. Out of the 8 supported, only two have 3.5mm headphone jacks and none have SD card slots and my personal favourite, none have a freaking replacable battery. You know, the thing that’s most likely to crap out first?
I get why Pixel phones were chosen, it’s very well explained actually, but I am never ever buying a phone that is so blatantly designed with planned obsolescence in mind.
@onlooker@lemmy.ml Agreed. It makes zero sense to me. I’d rather get an old samsung with lineage 16.1, replaceable battery, microSD capability and a headphone jack. Plus i can buy it for around $100 USD.
I’ll take the old hardware + software trade off for some freedom and peace of mind. It’s better to me than using shitty Nokia I have now on Android 10.
If I’ve understood the docs correctly, you can install it in many other phones
You can build it for generic targets, yes. However, as the build page states:
These generic targets can be used with the emulator along with many smartphones, tablets and other devices. These targets don’t receive full monthly security updates, don’t offer all of the baseline security features and are intended for development usage.
I’ve been happy with it on Pixel 6a. It feels good to know my phone isn’t spying on every little thing I do.
Also check out DivestOS if you don’t have a Pixel. https://divestos.org/
FYI: there’s some drama going on regarding GrapheneOS:
@Grishaix @rarez I will continue to use graphene is, despite all this issues… I do not know where is the problem but what I do know is that they are both great products and I do not understand why this “war”… This looks like the kindergarten where some kid says: my ball is better than yours, and the other says: no, mine is better because its blue… Lololol… Let the users choose the product and do not try to denegrate the others product…
The guy at the centre of much of this drama has stepped back, and is letting the GrapheneOS foundation take the lead. While Daniel clearly has some challenges in the people skills department, I think Louis may have over-reacted a little in his video when he claimed that Daniel might at some point act in bad faith.
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I installed LineageOS on a cheaper phone and moved my SIM to it as an experiment to see how life without any Google services was… I love it and I’m most likely flashing my Pixel 4 in the next week or so with Graphene. 😀😀
Unless there are reports of backdoors in Graphene OS I don’t see a reason to not use it (well, YMMV if the developer’s dialogue affects you - this is the internet bro). I get that Graphene is not the Degoogle expert in Android OS markets (\e\OS for you lot if you don’t want to do manual work), but it can be degoogled the same way that Lineage can be degoogled - change the API calls to google servers. That’s all of the Google influence these ROMs have.
This OS is fantastic and if I were to purchase a pixel I would use it. Absolutely
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Just a small reminder: Do not spend money on Google products. If you want to use GrapheneOS, buy used Pixel devices.
Is there a safe way to try it and revert completely? Banking apps can be very sensitive and those not working is a deal breaker for me. The potential of trying it and them no longer working, even if I change back, worries me…
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Its body is from google. Its inner soul is free like in freedom
